July 27, 2012 at
7:51 AM

Earlier this week, I took a look at which prospects the Red Sox might make available at the trade deadline. For an idea of what types of "prospects" the club has traded in the past, here's a list of minor leaguers that Boston has traded over the
last seven years, sorted chronologically by the date of the trade (along with
2012 stats as of July 26). Note that this list does not include the
full-fledged major leaguers that the team dealt during that time period or the
minor leaguers that Boston
sent to other teams in exchange for cash considerations.

Ultimately, a handful of traded Red Sox prospects have gone on to become impact major leaguers, including Hanley Ramirez, Josh Reddick, David Murphy, Justin Masterson, and Anibal Sanchez. (Admittedly, Masterson was essentially already a full-fledged major leaguer by the time he was traded). Among this group are also a few prospects with promising futures, including Anthony Rizzo, Miles Head, Tim Federowicz, Casey Kelly, and Nick Hagadone.

Prospects
traded in 2012

RHP
Michael Bowden (traded to the Cubs with Hunter Cervenka for
Marlon Byrd in April 2012)

OF
Chih-Hsien Chiang (traded to the Seattle in a three way deal in
which Boston sent Stephen Fife, Tim Federowicz, and Juan Rodriguez to the LA
Dodgers, LA sent Trayvon Robinson to Seattle, and Seattle sent Erik Bedard and
Josh Fields to Boston in July 2011)

OF Jonathan Van Every (traded to Pittsburgh for Josue Peley in May 2010)Out of affiliated baseball (last played in 2010)Career minor league line: .255/.356/.481 in 11 seasonsCareer major league line: .255/.327/.447 in 40 games

Prospects
Traded in 2009

RHPChrisProvince
(traded to Minnesota
for Boof Bonser in December 2009)

Out of affiliated baseball (retired in April 2011)

Career minor league line: 20-20, 4.48 ERA in 4 seasons

Highest level reached: Triple-A

LHP Hunter Jones (traded to Florida with Jose Alvarez for Jeremy
Hermida in November 2009)

Out of affiliated baseball (released by Florida in June 2010)

Career minor league line: 23-22, 3.42 ERA in 7 seasonsCareer major league line: 0-0, 8.16 ERA in 14.1 IP

Notes: Jones was in minor league camp with Boston in 2012 spring training, but he was released before the season. He's now pitching in the Atlantic League.